Base Building
Master Class: How to Build a Town Hall 17 Base from Scratch
Featuring Tips 10 min read
Building a competitive base in Clash of Clans at Town Hall 17 requires more than just placing defenses; it requires understanding pathing, baiting meta strategies, and isolating key value targets. In this guide, we break down the step-by-step process of building a TH17 base from scratch, featuring insights from professional base builder Tips.
1. The Town Hall Compartment
The foundation of the base starts with the Town Hall (TH). The goal is to isolate it while making it costly to take down.
- Spacing: Place walls 4 tiles away from the Town Hall on the sides.
- Queen Walk Defense: Adjust spacing to ensure an attacking Archer Queen cannot reach the TH from the outside.
- Front Defense: Place the Minion Prince in front of the Town Hall to act as a formidable tank.
- Support: Position a Multi-Inferno Tower to burn through high-HP troops.
2. Constructing the Core
The core is designed to be high-DPS and difficult to path through.
- Clan Castle (CC): Centralize the CC to ensure troops don't lure easily.
- The "Double Poison" Setup: Meta favors Double Poison Towers to slow down kill squads.
- Ricochet Cannons: Place two Ricochet Cannons adjacent to the central Multi-Inferno.
- Monolith Placement: Isolate the Monolith so it's not reachable from the CC compartment.
3. Countering the Meta
The "Spirit Fox" Trap
A unique combination designed to kill the Spirit Fox pet:
- The Combo: 4 Giant Bombs + 4 Small Bombs.
- Placement: Grouping these bombs provides enough burst damage to instantly delete the Spirit Fox.
Pro Tip
Base building is iterative. Don't be afraid to delete a compartment and rebuild it if the pathing offers too much value to the enemy.